You've heard the address 'dear colleagues' countless times, and you know your income level perfectly well. But what is your work really costing you? Journalist and US labor historian Sarah Jaffe explains how false care, family crises, the history of slavery, and the persistent class struggle manifest themselves in our professional relationships, and she explains why the myth of love for work is so harmful.

Where is the line between work and life? How does the idea of ​​love for work allow people to be manipulated, and what can help us accurately recognize exploitation? What lessons can we learn from the history of labor rights activism? How can solidarity help our society in the face of automation and the disappearance of hundreds of professions? Sarah Jaffe's book will help you understand how to avoid burnout and what needs to be done to ensure that the age-old dream of work as a calling doesn't remain just that: dreams.